Minnesota Session Laws - 1990, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1990 

                        CHAPTER 393-H.F.No. 1067 
           An act relating to education; providing for students 
          on HECB advisory groups if requested; amending 
          Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 136A.02, by adding a 
          subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1989 Supplement, 
          section 136A.02, subdivision 7.  
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 136A.02, is 
amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
    Subd. 5a.  The higher education coordinating board must, if 
requested by the student advisory council, have at least one 
student from an affected educational system on a council, 
committee, commission, study group, or task force it creates.  
The student member or members shall be appointed by the student 
advisory council.  
     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1989 Supplement, section 
136A.02, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 7.  [STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.] A student advisory 
council to the board is established.  The members of the council 
shall include the chair of the University of Minnesota 
university student senate, the state chair of the Minnesota 
state university student association, the president of the 
Minnesota community college student association, the president 
of the Minnesota vocational technical student association, the 
president of the Minnesota association of private college 
students, and a student who is enrolled in a private vocational 
school registered under this chapter, to be appointed by the 
Minnesota association of private post-secondary schools.  A 
member may be represented by a designee. 
    The advisory council shall: 
    (1) bring to the attention of the board any matter that the 
council believes needs the attention of the board; 
    (2) make recommendations to the board as the council deems 
appropriate; 
    (3) review and comment upon proposals and other matters 
before the board; 
    (4) appoint student members to board advisory groups as 
provided in section 1; 
    (5) provide any reasonable assistance to the board; and 
    (5) (6) select one of its members to serve as chair.  The 
board shall inform the council of all matters under 
consideration by the board and shall refer all proposals to the 
council before the board acts or sends the proposals to the 
governor or the legislature.  The board shall provide time for a 
report from the advisory council at each meeting of the board. 
    The student advisory council shall report to the board 
quarterly and at other times that the council considers 
desirable.  The council shall determine its meeting time, but 
the council shall also meet with the executive director of the 
board within 30 days after the director's request for a council 
meeting.  The student advisory council shall meet quarterly with 
the higher education advisory council and the board executive 
committee.  The council expires June 30, 1993. 
    Presented to the governor April 2, 1990 
    Signed by the governor April 4, 1990, 9:15 p.m.